Railroads: Presidential Turntable

U.S. railroads are learning to shift their
presidents as smoothly as they shuffle freight cars in pushbutton
yards. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad needed to find a
replacement for Louis W. Menk, a much-sought-after executive who moved
to the presidency of the Northern Pacific Railway early this month. So
the Burlington last week simply reached around the corner from its
headquarters, near Chicago's Union Station. Its choice: William John
Quinn, 55, president of the rival Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railroad. Quinn stuffed his briefcase a bit more than usual shortly
before noon on the day of his...